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Choice Selections From Maclaren

Devotionals

Cultivating a deeper spiritual life is essential for Christians today, with an emphasis on enriching one's de

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Released on 2/5/2025·392 pages·Alexander Maclaren

Formally titled "Choice Selections From Maclaren -or- Music For the Soul," this volume cultivates a deeper spiritual life is essential for Christians today, with an emphasis on enriching one's devotional practices through engagement with writings that offer profound spiritual insight and guidance. Such engagement not only complements the foundational study of the Bible but also connects individuals with a rich heritage of experienced faith, encouraging growth in grace and a deeper relationship with the divine.
Chapters
Chapter 1
In Remembrance Of Christ
Chapter 2
The Present And The Prophecy Of The Future
Chapter 3
Today
Chapter 4
Our Relation To Our Lord
Chapter 5
The Heavy Cost Of The World
Chapter 6
A Christians Life Demonstrates Christ's Death
Chapter 7
Knowledge And Love
Chapter 8
The Sanctity Of Love
Chapter 9
The Indwelling Christ
Chapter 10
Who Is Your King?
Chapter 11
Hidden From The Wise And Prudent
Chapter 12
The Manifested Love Of The Christ
Chapter 13
Secret Discipleship
Chapter 14
The Causes Of Secret Discipleship
Chapter 15
Reasons For Unfaithfulness
Chapter 16
The Challenges Of Secret Discipleship
Chapter 17
The Challenges Of Secret Discipleship
Chapter 18
The Mark Of The Beast
Chapter 19
The Mercy Of God
Chapter 20
God's Faithfulness
Chapter 21
Mercy And Faithfulness
Chapter 22
The Sea Of Glass
Chapter 23
The Righteousness Of God
Chapter 24
The True Object Of Love
Chapter 25
Sheltering Beneath God's Wing
Chapter 26
Victory Through The Blood Of The Lamb
Chapter 27
Misdirected Zeal
Chapter 28
Unconscious Power For Service
Chapter 29
Christ The True Object Of Our Endeavour
Chapter 30
The Blessedness Of A Right Choice
Chapter 31
Ittai Of Gath
Chapter 32
"It Passeth Knowledge"
Chapter 33
The Bruised Reed Restored
Chapter 34
Christ, The Encourager
Chapter 35
Our Lord's Perfect Manhood
Chapter 36
A Dark Chamber In Every Heart
Chapter 37
Imperishable Hieroglyphics
Chapter 38
False Worship
Chapter 39
Worship God
Chapter 40
You Are Seen By God
Chapter 41
The Love That Is Given
Chapter 42
The Cross: The Evidence Of God's Love
Chapter 43
Fatherhood And Sonship
Chapter 44
Out Sonship Is Not Just A Title
Chapter 45
The Natural As A Symbol Of The Spiritual
Chapter 46
Contemplating God's Love For Us
Chapter 47
A Glorious Effort
Chapter 48
Peter's Repentant Love - 1
Chapter 49
Peter's Repentent Love - 2
Chapter 50
Peter's Love As A Reflection Of Our Own
Chapter 51
The Service With Which Love Is Honored
Chapter 52
The Crown Of Service
Chapter 53
The Christian's Character
Chapter 54
The Christian's Direct Access To God
Chapter 55
Government Of Self
Chapter 56
The Christian's Dedication
Chapter 57
The Rule Of Christ
Chapter 58
The Royalty Of The Redeemed
Chapter 59
"Prepare Yourselves"
Chapter 60
Lost By Doing Nothing
Chapter 61
He Will Never Leave Us
Chapter 62
The Gradual Loss Of Spiritual Connection
Chapter 63
Bearing Fruit
Chapter 64
All Strength In Christ
Chapter 65
Strength Of Character
Chapter 66
The Purity And Beauty Of The Christian Life
Chapter 67
God's Promise Of Grace
Chapter 68
The Dew Of God's Grace
Chapter 69
The Indwelling Life Of Christ
Chapter 70
"Abide In Me, And I In You"
Chapter 71
A Mutual Dwelling
Chapter 72
The Christian Life: A Journey Of Steadfact Persistence
Chapter 73
The Christian Life: A Journey Of Constant Joy
Chapter 74
The Permanent Life Of The Christian
Chapter 75
The Ever-Present Love Of Jesus Christ
Chapter 76
The Unchilled Love Of Christ
Chapter 77
The Tyranny Of Sin
Chapter 78
The Gratitude Of Redeemed Souls
Chapter 79
A Good Reason For Confidence
Chapter 80
Christian Joy
Chapter 81
Joy Beyond Words And Filled With Glory
Chapter 82
Joy As The Result Of Faith
Chapter 83
The Gift That Enhances Joy
Chapter 84
The Perfect Joy Of A Present Salvation
Chapter 85
The Divine Nature Of Our Lord
Chapter 86
The Ultimate Sin
Chapter 87
Christian Joy Is A Responsibility
Chapter 88
The Importance Of Small Things
Chapter 89
The Blessedness And Honor Of Helping Jesus Christ
Chapter 90
The Humblest Christian Service Rewarded
Chapter 91
The Blessedness Of Contact With The Suffering Christ
Chapter 92
The Cry From The Depths
Chapter 93
A Dark Fear
Chapter 94
A Message Of Hope
Chapter 95
God's Unending Mercy
Chapter 96
The One Helper
Chapter 97
The Proof Of God's Love
Chapter 98
For His Sake
Chapter 99
Is Christ's Death A Real Benefit To Me?
Chapter 100
Sleeping Through Jesus
Chapter 101
Rest And Consciousness
Chapter 102
"Them That Sleep"
Chapter 103
The Sleep Of Death
Chapter 104
A Love That Doesn't Shy Away From Sacrifice
Chapter 105
God's Love Demonstrated
Chapter 106
All Truth Based On Christianity
Chapter 107
The Divine Redeemer
Chapter 108
God Shows His Love For Us
Chapter 109
A Guide To Christian Virtues
Chapter 110
True Greatness
Chapter 111
Unwavering Courage And Steadfastness
Chapter 112
The Highest Type Of Courage
Chapter 113
Exaltation Above Worldly Good
Chapter 114
Enthusiasm For Righteousness
Chapter 115
Self-Denial Before Jesus Christ
Chapter 116
Death And Life
Chapter 117
Vengeance And Forgiveness
Chapter 118
The Two Voices
Chapter 119
The Importance Of Christ's Blood
Chapter 120
Mutual Friendship
Chapter 121
The Perfect Vision And The Perfect Likeness
Chapter 122
The Peace Of Forgiveness
Chapter 123
Freedom For The Captives
Chapter 124
The New And The Living Way
Chapter 125
Our Captain
Chapter 126
Jesus The Forerunner
Chapter 127
Diving Wisdom
Chapter 128
How To Gain Wisdom
Chapter 129
The Consciousness Of God's Presence
Chapter 130
Desire For God
Chapter 131
Dwelling In God's House
Chapter 132
Union With God
Chapter 133
Guests Of God
Chapter 134
True And False Sorrow For Sin
Chapter 135
Sin And God
Chapter 136
Sorrow According To God
Chapter 137
Sorrow According To God
Chapter 138
The Christian Ideal
Chapter 139
The One Rule Of Conduct
Chapter 140
A Worthy Calling
Chapter 141
"Called To Be Saints"
Chapter 142
The All-Emcompassing Law
Chapter 143
Blind To Our Own Faults
Chapter 144
Familiarization With Habit
Chapter 145
God's Great Desire
Chapter 146
A Message Of Mercy
Chapter 147
The Need For Divine Revelation
Chapter 148
The Empire Of Fear
Chapter 149
Fear God
Chapter 150
The Mission Of Fear
Chapter 151
Expulsion Of Fear
Chapter 152
The Promise Of Pentecost
Chapter 153
The Gift Of The Spirit
Chapter 154
The Reward Of Christ's Struggle
Chapter 155
The Path Of Suffering
Chapter 156
"He Endured The Cross"
Chapter 157
No Cross, No Crown
Chapter 158
"Despising The Shame"
Chapter 159
Our Commander's And Our Triumph
Chapter 160
Watchfulness And Work
Chapter 161
Rest And Rule
Chapter 162
Memory And Hope
Chapter 163
God's Gift Of Himself To Us
Chapter 164
Our God Forever And Ever
Chapter 165
Myself For God
Chapter 166
The Saint's Gift To His Lord
Chapter 167
The New Covenant
Chapter 168
God's Writing On The Heart
Chapter 169
Finding Joy In God's Will
Chapter 170
Unbridgeable Divide Between Christianity And Other Religions
Chapter 171
The Freedom And Joy Of Following Christ
Chapter 172
"What Wilt Thou Have Me To Do?"
Chapter 173
Repentance And Faith
Chapter 174
The Beggar's Petition
Chapter 175
The Son Of David
Chapter 176
Jesus And The Blind Man
Chapter 177
The Master's Call
Chapter 178
The All-Granting Love Of Christ
Chapter 179
The Healer And The Healed
Chapter 180
Knowing God
Chapter 181
Getting To Know God
Chapter 182
"All Shall Know Me"
Chapter 183
Individual Responsibility
Chapter 184
The Source Of True Knowledge Of God
Chapter 185
A Triumphant Assurance
Chapter 186
The Covering Wing
Chapter 187
A Shelter From The Storm
Chapter 188
Our Divine Guarantee
Chapter 189
The Angel Of The Lord
Chapter 190
The Word Of The Lord
Chapter 191
The Captain Of The Lord's Host
Chapter 192
Our Leader In The World's Struggle
Chapter 193
Our Ally In Our Struggle With Ourselves
Chapter 194
All Have Sinned
Chapter 195
"I Have Sinned."
Chapter 196
The Three-Headed Evil Thing - 1
Chapter 197
The Three-Headed Evil Thing - 2
Chapter 198
The Ineffectiveness Of Human Solutions To Sin
Chapter 199
The Lord That Heals You
Chapter 200
Seeking And Finding
Chapter 201
The Seeking Christ
Chapter 202
Christ's Unsought Love
Chapter 203
"Follow Me"
Chapter 204
Call To Faith And Obedience
Chapter 205
Hesitating To Follow Christ
Chapter 206
The Cure For All Despondency
Chapter 207
The Comforting God
Chapter 208
Power For The Weary
Chapter 209
Elevated To A Higher Level
Chapter 210
Continuous Strength
Chapter 211
The Perfection Of Hope
Chapter 212
The Discipline Of Hope
Chapter 213
The Object Of Christian Hope
Chapter 214
The Grace Of Hope
Chapter 215
For His Sake
Chapter 216
God's Love Deeper Than Our Sins
Chapter 217
The Christ At The Door
Chapter 218
Christ's Yearning Compassion
Chapter 219
The Responsible Power Of Choice
Chapter 220
Host And Guest In One
Chapter 221
Christ Glorified In His Saints
Chapter 222
"Ye Are My Witnesses"
Chapter 223
Miracles Of Grace
Chapter 224
Faith: The Path To Glory
Chapter 225
Citizenship In The Heavens
Chapter 226
Names In The Book Of Life
Chapter 227
Divine Personalized Knowledge And Care
Chapter 228
The Book Of Life
Chapter 229
"Is My Name Written There?"
Chapter 230
Persecution For Following Christ
Chapter 231
The Disciple And His Lord
Chapter 232
"It Is The Lord"
Chapter 233
A New Identity And Transformation
Chapter 234
Saul And Paul
Chapter 235
Memorials Of Victory
Chapter 236
The Essence Of Paul's Life Mission
Chapter 237
Progressive Brightness
Chapter 238
Interrupted Lives, Delayed Growth
Chapter 239
From Dawn To Noon
Chapter 240
The Earthly Setting, The Brighter Rising
Chapter 241
The Friend Of God
Chapter 242
Understanding God's Relationship With His Friends
Chapter 243
A Mutual Friendship
Chapter 244
God's Way Of Giving
Chapter 245
God Manifest In The Flesh
Chapter 246
Christ's Own Claim
Chapter 247
The Patient Teacher And The Slow Learners
Chapter 248
Our Narrow View Of Christ
Chapter 249
Do You Know Jesus?
Chapter 250
All Strength In Christ
Chapter 251
Triumphant Confidence
Chapter 252
Spiritual Decline And Change
Chapter 253
The Fascinating Influences Of The World
Chapter 254
The Power Of The Flesh
Chapter 255
The Evil Eye
Chapter 256
The Amulet
Chapter 257
The Attachments Of Faith
Chapter 258
Faith's Vision
Chapter 259
The Detachments Of Faith
Chapter 260
Faith Triumphant In Death
Chapter 261
The Silence Of Scripture
Chapter 262
The Incompleteness Of Scripture
Chapter 263
The Ultimate Purpose Of God's Word
Chapter 264
You Need A Refuge
Chapter 265
The Voice Of Conscience
Chapter 266
The Refuge That You Need
Chapter 267
Fleeing and Clinging
Chapter 268
Christ's Coming To The World - 1
Chapter 269
Christ's Coming To The World - 2
Chapter 270
The Wonderful Invitation
Chapter 271
"Whosoever Will"
Chapter 272
The Arrival of Christ and Our Response
Chapter 273
The Soul Longing For God
Chapter 274
The Habitual Desire Of The Soul
Chapter 275
The Longing Soul Fulfilled
Chapter 276
The Fullness of God's Supply
Chapter 277
The Satisfied Soul Still Seeking
Chapter 278
The Certainty Of Victory
Chapter 279
The Paradox of Love's Measure
Chapter 280
The Breadth Of The Love Of Christ
Chapter 281
The Extent of Christ's Love
Chapter 282
The Height and Depth of the Love of Christ
Chapter 283
Death And Growth
Chapter 284
"God Buries His Workmen, And Carries On His Work"
Chapter 285
Our Insignificant and Unfinished Work
Chapter 286
The High Cost of Misguided Assistance
Chapter 287
Whole-Hearted Religion
Chapter 288
The Search That Always Finds
Chapter 289
The Rest of Finding Christ
Chapter 290
The Shepherd-King
Chapter 291
God Leads His Sheep Into Rest
Chapter 292
God Guides His People Into Work
Chapter 293
The Path Of Sorrow
Chapter 294
The Blind Watchers At The Cross
Chapter 295
"Be Careful For Nothing"
Chapter 296
How To Obey An Apparently Impossible Command
Chapter 297
The Cure For Anxiety
Chapter 298
Thanksgiving: An Antidote to Worry
Chapter 299
A Father's Discipline
Chapter 300
The Saints' Learning Phase
Chapter 301
The Core Principle of Christian Discipline
Chapter 302
The Aim Of All God's Correction
Chapter 303
The Charge To The Temple Watchers
Chapter 304
Service And Communion
Chapter 305
Reciprocal Blessing
Chapter 306
Christian Self-Control
Chapter 307
A Better And Enduring Substance
Chapter 308
The Mission Of Persecution
Chapter 309
The Divine Host And The Human Guests
Chapter 310
The Loneliness Of Christ
Chapter 311
Life's Isolations
Chapter 312
Christ's Willing Sufferings
Chapter 313
The Companion Of The Lonely Christ
Chapter 314
A Sufficiency For All Needs
Chapter 315
"Fear Not: Only Believe"
Chapter 316
Hope and Fear
Chapter 317
The Voice That Softens the Harshness of Death
Chapter 318
A Life-Giving Word Of Power
Chapter 319
The Great Alternative
Chapter 320
"Now Is The Accepted Time"
Chapter 321
Blessed Unconsciousness
Chapter 322
Tragic Unawareness
Chapter 323
A Friendship That Uplifts
Chapter 324
Communion With God
Chapter 325
Following From a Distance
Chapter 326
The Refuge Of The Devout Soul
Chapter 327
God's Answer to the Soul's Cry
Chapter 328
The Exalted Christ
Chapter 329
Our Brother In Heaven
Chapter 330
The Resting Savior
Chapter 331
Our Interceding Priest
Chapter 332
The Ever-Active Helper Of The Saints
Chapter 333
What Lasts!
Chapter 334
The Love Of The Departing Christ
Chapter 335
The Divine-Human Savior
Chapter 336
The Faithful Love of Christ
Chapter 337
To The Uttermost
Chapter 338
The Shepherd's Love For The Scattered Flock
Chapter 339
The Possession of the Spirit of Might
Chapter 340
Power From On High
Chapter 341
The Divine Indweller
Chapter 342
Strengthened With All Might
Chapter 343
God's Boundless Riches
Chapter 344
The Holy Spirit of Promise
Chapter 345
Our Incomplete Connection with God
Chapter 346
The Imperfect Present
Chapter 347
The Future: Perfecting the Present
Chapter 348
As We Sow, We Reap
Chapter 349
"What Shall I Render?"
Chapter 350
The Cup Of Salvation
Chapter 351
Transformation Through Prayer
Chapter 352
The Importance of Having a Clear Goal in Life - 1
Chapter 353
The Importance of Having a Clear Goal in Life - 2
Chapter 354
Letting Go of Old Connections
Chapter 355
The Ultimate Goal of Christianity
Chapter 356
A Hope Born In The Darkness
Chapter 357
A Hope Born Of The Day
Chapter 358
The Beloved Son
Chapter 359
The Incarnation for a Life of Service
Chapter 360
Christ's Incarnation for His Sacrificial and Redemptive Death
Chapter 361
Watchfulness
Chapter 362
Remember And Be Thankful
Chapter 363
Remember And Repent
Chapter 364
Looking Forward to the Future
Chapter 365
Our Unrevealed Future
Chapter 366
The Future Unknown
Chapter 367
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Chapter 368
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Chapter 369
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Chapter 370
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Chapter 371
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Chapter 372
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Chapter 373
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Chapter 374
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Chapter 375
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Chapter 376
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Chapter 377
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Chapter 378
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Chapter 379
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Chapter 380
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Chapter 381
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Chapter 382
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Chapter 383
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Chapter 384
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Chapter 385
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Chapter 386
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Chapter 387
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Chapter 388
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Chapter 389
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Chapter 390
Introduction
Chapter 391
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Chapter 392
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